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88-497: Scarborough Junction (also known as Kennedy Park ) is a small neighbourhood in the Scarborough district of Toronto , Ontario , Canada. It is bordered by Birchmount Road , Brimley Road , Eglinton Avenue , and St. Clair Avenue . Scarbrough Junction has an approximated population of 20,000. The population consists of 1/4 Caucasian, 2/4 Asian (South and East) and 1/4 other (Black, Latino, etc.) The first European settlement in

176-468: A 'media protocol' so that all crime locations were given as intersections. However, the city's Executive Committee turned down the request citing this as a form of censorship. Mayor David Miller said "It's not city council's role to tell the media how to do their job". Compared to the City of Toronto as a whole, industry in the district is similar in all labour force categories, save for manufacturing which

264-639: A TDSB secondary school that featured modernist designs such as a circular cafeteria.. The secondary school operated from 1962 to 2000. TCDSB does not operate a secondary school in the area, with TCDSB secondary school students residing in Scarborough Junction attending institutions in adjacent neighbourhoods. The French first language public secular school board, Conseil scolaire Viamonde , and it separate counterpart, Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir also offer schooling to applicable residents of Scarborough Junction, although they do not operate

352-516: A four lane suburban road with bicycle lanes on each side between Markham and Kennedy Roads, six lanes from Kennedy to Victoria Park Avenue , and eight lanes from Victoria Park to the interchange with Highway 404 . West of there, it alternates between four and six lanes the rest of way to Albion Road . Like many other east–west arterial roads within Toronto and York Region, Steeles is divided into east and west segments by Yonge Street . Although on

440-625: A great variety of wildlife including deer , foxes , and the occasional coyote , while the river hosts salmon and catfish . The Rouge River Valley forms a part of Rouge National Urban Park , a national urban park situated along the eastern portion of Scarborough, and its neighbouring municipalities. Along the shore of Lake Ontario is the earthen escarpment formation known as the Scarborough Bluffs . The Bluffs are about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) long, and reach heights of more than 60 metres (200 ft) in places. They are part of

528-537: A large number of retirement communities, which attracts more seniors to the area creating a situation where the two largest age demographics in Scarborough will be over 55 and under 25. The vast majority of the district's population is composed of immigrants who have arrived in the last five decades, and their descendants. In 2016, 56.6% of residents were foreign-born. The immigrant population has created vibrant multicultural locales in various areas. One of

616-541: A much larger formation known as the Iroquois Shoreline , most of which is located somewhat further inland. The Iroquois Shoreline marks the extent of a prehistoric lake, Glacial Lake Iroquois , whose level was quite a bit higher than present-day Lake Ontario's. It shrank in size at the close of the last ice age . Erosion has been a problem along the Scarborough Bluffs. Properties located near

704-639: A new fulfillment centre in north Scarborough in 2020. Large companies that have moved out of Scarborough include: General Motors Canada Van Assembly plant (1993) and Eli Lilly Canada (2019). A high-density business district has been built up in Scarborough City Centre. Points of interest in the area include Scarborough Town Centre , Albert Campbell Square , Street Eats Market, many surrounding stores, and government and business offices. The area has become one of Toronto's secondary business districts outside of Downtown Toronto . Most of

792-400: A new upper level of municipal government with jurisdiction over regional services such as arterial roads and transit, police, and ambulance services. (Fire fighting services remained separate.) Scarborough retained its local council but gained representation on a new Metro Council. The new council had 24 members, 12 from the old city of Toronto and 12 from the suburban municipalities. The council

880-446: A running track. The track was constructed from 50,000 used running shoes. The complex was built on the grounds of the St. Mother Teresa Catholic Academy and is open to the public. Olympic hurdler Perdita Felicien was on hand at the opening to encourage youth to participate in sports. Both Agincourt Collegiate Institute and R. H. King Academy claim to be the oldest secondary schools in

968-419: A school in the neighbourhood, with CSCM/CSV students attending schools situated in other neighbourhoods in Toronto. Scarborough, Toronto Scarborough ( / ˈ s k ɑːr b ʌr oʊ / ; 2021 Census 629,941) is a district of Toronto , Ontario, Canada. It is situated atop the Scarborough Bluffs in the eastern part of the city. Its borders are Victoria Park Avenue to the west, Steeles Avenue and

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1056-546: A single City of Toronto . Since then, Scarborough has been a community within the city of Toronto, and the head of the local government is the Mayor of Toronto and is governed by Toronto City Council . Community councils were formed to process issues considered local to their communities. Scarborough's community council, made up of the district's local councillors, meets once a month at the Civic Centre. The council deals with

1144-509: A stage, closed circuit television in every classroom, an elevator and an assembly area named the "Ark'" which can be used for gatherings of up to 300 people. TDSB several elementary schools in the neighbourhood. They include: TDSB is the public school board to operate a secondary institution in Scarborough Junction, Scarborough Centre for Alternative Studies . The institution operates as an alternative and adult school . The institution formerly operated as Midland Avenue Collegiate Institute ,

1232-414: A township, the district became part of Metropolitan Toronto in 1953 and was reconstituted as a borough in 1967. The borough rapidly developed as a suburb of Toronto over the next decade and became a city in 1983. In 1998, the city and the rest of Metropolitan Toronto were amalgamated into the present city of Toronto. The Scarborough Civic Centre  – the former city's last seat of government –

1320-424: A variety of local issues such as outdoor patio applications, neighbourhood traffic plans, and exemptions from certain by-laws such as retail signs, fences, trees and ravines. Decisions made by community council are approved by Toronto City Council in order to take effect. Scarborough is represented by six ridings for the provincial government and Federal government. Municipal riding boundaries were harmonized within

1408-426: Is Scarberia , a portmanteau of Scarborough and Siberia , a reference to its seemingly distant eastern location from downtown Toronto and apparent lack of notable attractions. The word originated sometime in the 1960s and has remained a source of contention ever since. In May 1988, Joyce Trimmer , who was campaigning to be mayor of the city of Scarborough, said, "The city of Scarborough needs strong leadership if it

1496-527: Is a light rail line under construction, which will have its eastern terminus at Kennedy station. The City of Toronto is also proposing another light rail line known as the Eglinton East LRT that is planned to operate from Kennedy station to the University of Toronto Scarborough . Steeles Avenue (Toronto) York Region refers to Steeles Avenue as York Regional Road 95 but this use

1584-577: Is also located in the Town Centre, consisting of plaques embedded in the floor to honour notable residents, past and current. The inaugural inductees included National Basketball Association player Jamaal Magloire, Olympic gold medalist Vicky Sunohara , and eight prominent residents who contributed to advances in medicine, arts, and the community. In 1974, the Toronto Zoo was moved from its original downtown location to its current location in

1672-513: Is charged when crossing Steeles on the subway, due to the difficulty of implementing a payment-on-exit system. MoveOntario 2020 also includes plans to extend the Yonge subway line north and add a station at Steeles. Brampton Brampton Transit routes 11 Steeles, 51 Hereford, and 511 Züm Steeles ( bus rapid transit ) run along much of the street in Brampton. The 11A branch of route 11 serves

1760-621: Is higher in the district, and professional, scientific and technical services which are lower. Notable companies that have their headquarters in the district include Toyota Canada , Owens Corning (Toronto) , Elizabeth Grant International , Enterprise Holdings, Inc. , Thomson Carswell , Bell Media , Teva Canada , Cinram , Royal Doulton , SKF , Amphenol , Dart Canada , Mastermind Toys , Alfa Laval , President's Choice Financial , Aviva , Yellow Pages Group , Telus , and Lee Kum Kee Canada . The pizza chains 241 Pizza and Pizza Nova have their headquarters in Scarborough. Amazon opened

1848-486: Is in the district. They started publication in 1993. In 1961, the CTV Toronto (CFTO) television channel began operating from the 9 Channel Nine Court studios at the intersection of McCowan Road and Highway 401. Today, the studio also is the headquarters of The Sports Network (TSN). Both companies produce programming at the studio. In 1970, Trillium Cable started to provide cable TV service to Scarborough. It

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1936-612: Is now used by the municipal government of Toronto . Since the end of the Second World War , the district has been a popular destination for new immigrants in Canada . As a result, it is one of the most diverse and multicultural areas in the Greater Toronto Area , being home to various religious groups and places of worship. It includes a number of natural landmarks, including the Toronto Zoo , Rouge Park , and

2024-434: Is only internal and there are no signs posted; as the street is maintained by the City of Toronto. Through Peel and Halton Regions, the street is signed as Peel Regional Road 15 and Halton Regional Road 8 , respectively. The combination of Steeles and Taunton Road is the only arterial road to cross almost the entire Greater Toronto Area without breaks or turnoffs. The street is named after Thomas Steele (1806–1877),

2112-642: Is split into 3 branches, 1A, 1B and 1C. Routes 1A and 1B are separate directions in a loop, running on Steeles between Industrial Drive and Ontario Street and Thompson Road and Esquesing Line while route 1C operates on the section of Steeles between Martin Street and Ontario Street. Steeles Avenue was listed by the CAA as the "worst road in Ontario" for 2006, and as the fifth-worst road in October 2007. In October 2008, it

2200-589: Is thus no longer part of Steeles. Toronto and York Region The road is served predominantly by the TTC , having daytime bus routes 53 Steeles East and 60 Steeles West. Both routes turn south at Yonge Street to terminate at Finch Station on the eastern portion of the Line 1 Yonge–University subway line. There are also two counterpart express bus routes during the rush hours, 953 Steeles East Express and 960 Steeles West Express, as well as one overnight Blue Night route,

2288-460: Is to shed its 'Scarberia' image". With the increased popularity of social media, ScarbTO has become a popular online signifier of the community. Scarborough has also acquired nicknames related to its diversity. Such nicknames typically use the prefix "Scar" and a suffix derived from the name of a region, nation, or ethnicity; for instance, "Scompton" or "Scarlem", alluding to Compton and Harlem respectively. The first known evidence of people in

2376-425: The 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , the census districts within the former city had a population of 629,941 living in 218,928 of its 228,939 total private dwellings, a change of −0.3% from its 2016 population of 632,098. With a land area of 187.70 square kilometres (72.47 sq mi), it had a population density of 3,356.1 people/km (8,692 people/sq mi) in 2021. The majority of

2464-485: The 2021 census , 477,890 residents identified as members of visible minority groups in Scarborough census tracts, comprising 76.6 percent of the total population of the district. According to the prior census conducted in 2016 , the visible minority population numbered 457,775, comprising 73.5 percent of the total population of the district. The district has one of the largest concentration of Sri Lankan Tamils outside Sri Lanka. Long-term trends show that

2552-544: The City of Toronto to form Metropolitan Toronto. Scarborough retained its own town council but an added layer of government, the Metropolitan Toronto Council, with the reeve of Scarborough having a seat. In 1967, Scarborough was incorporated as borough at which point the head of the local government was styled as mayor. A Board of Control , consisting of the mayor and four directly elected Controllers,

2640-605: The Home District . Partly due to a political reorganization that was a result of the Durham Report , Scarborough gained elected representation on the Home District Council. Scarborough elected two councillors. In 1850, the district was incorporated as a township. After incorporation, Scarborough government was led by a reeve , a deputy-reeve and three councillors, each elected annually. Initially

2728-592: The Lake Ontario shores reminded her of the limestone cliffs in Scarborough, England. On August 4, 1793, she wrote in her diary, "The shore is extremely bold, and has the appearance of chalk cliffs, but I believe they are only white sand. They appeared so well that we talked of building a summer residence there and calling it Scarborough." Before that, the area was named Glasgow , after the Scottish city. The district has acquired several nicknames . A popular one

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2816-613: The Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), and the Toronto District School Board (TDSB). CSV and TDSB operate as secular public school boards, the former operating French first language institutiona, whereas the latter operates English first language institutions. The other two school boards, CSCM and TCDSB, operate as public separate school boards, the former operating French first-language separate schools,

2904-783: The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) gradually expanded its public transportation network to Scarborough. Today, it operates bus and rapid transit routes in the district. Line 2 Bloor–Danforth has three subway stations in Scarborough: Victoria Park , Warden , and Kennedy , the current eastern terminus. In 1985, the Government of Ontario opened the Scarborough RT , an above-ground light metro line that operated between Kennedy station at its west and McCowan Road at its east. In 2023,

2992-400: The secular Toronto District School Board (TDSB). Both TCDSB, and TDSB operate public elementary schools in the neighbourhood. TCDSB operates two elementary schools, St. Joachim Catholic School, and St. Maria Goretti Catholic School. St. Maria Goretti is the largest Catholic elementary school in Toronto. It opened in 1955, and is named after Maria Goretti. It boasts a double gymnasium with

3080-561: The 1974 agreement to veto a proposed condo development that would replace the Shops on Steeles mall. Due to an ongoing dispute on the widening and maintenance costs of Steeles, York Region's proposed Markham Bypass to Morningside Avenue has been stalled. The areas around the street in Toronto and York Region consists of farmland (within the Rouge National Urban Park ) in the east, a mix of commercial and residential in

3168-472: The 353 Steeles Blue Night. YRT routes 88 and 91 also passes a short portion of Steeles West and Steeles East, respectively. Several TTC bus routes provide service on north-south arterial roads in York Region that continue north from Toronto on a contractual basis. Steeles forms the fare zone boundary, and extra fare is required for bus riders to continue across it. On December 17, 2017, an extension of

3256-415: The City of Toronto to match the provincial boundaries in 1999 through provincial legislation called The Fewer Municipal Politicians Act of 1999 . This took effect on December 1, 2000. Ridings were represented by two councillors per riding until 2018 when the Government of Ontario reduced this to one councillor per riding. Scarborough now has six councillors. The coat of arms of Scarborough was adopted when

3344-488: The European settlers who began to arrive in the late 18th century. After the land was surveyed in 1793, it was opened to settlement by British subjects with the first issue of land patents in 1796, although squatters had already been present for a few years. The first settlers were David and Andrew Thomson. They were stonemasons who worked on the first parliament buildings for York. They each built mills. This activity led to

3432-486: The Rouge River valley. The new location enabled the zoo to increase its overall area from 3 hectares (7.4 acres) to over 300 hectares (740 acres). The zoo was transformed at that time from a 19th-century style zoo with a few animals cramped behind iron bars into a zoo where space was provided to animals and the setting attempted to duplicate the animals' natural environments. There are a large number of golf courses in

3520-619: The Scarboro Golf and Country Club was established in 1912. The Cedarbrae Golf & Country Club was established in 1922 and moved to its current Rouge River Valley location at Steeles Ave East in 1954. On May 17, 2006, the Nike Malvern Sports Complex was opened in the Malvern neighbourhood. Nike Canada donated CA$ 500,000 to build the complex, which includes a basketball court, a practice soccer pitch, and

3608-458: The Scarborough Bluffs. The northeast corner of the district is largely rural with some of Toronto's last remaining farms, earning Scarborough its reputation of being greener than any other part of Toronto. The area is named after the English town of Scarborough , inspired by Elizabeth Simcoe , the wife of John Graves Simcoe , the first lieutenant governor of Upper Canada . The bluffs along

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3696-577: The Town of Mississauga between 1968 and 1974) until the municipal restructuring of 1974 brought Steeles fully within Brampton when the new city limits were set to the south at the-then future Highway 407 corridor and the Canadian National Halton Subdivision . A 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) stretch of Steeles Avenue will be widened from east of Tapscott Road to just east of Ninth Line from 2020 to 2024. Starting from

3784-535: The area in 1856 and the Toronto and Nipissing Railway arrived in 1873. The business of the area changed from farming to supporting travellers and maintaining the railroads. The two towns, Strangford and Mortlake, merged into Scarborough Junction. By 1896 Scarborough Junction became the most populated of all the villages in the Township of Scarborough. The post-World War II years saw Scarborough Junction become one of

3872-523: The area was the town of Strangford established at what is today the intersection of Victoria Park and St. Clair in 1863. Another small town named Mortlake was established in 1865. The town's main building, the Halfway House Hotel, survives today at Black Creek Pioneer Village where it was moved in 1962. The small farming communities changed when the area became the meeting point of two major railways. The Grand Trunk Railway laid track through

3960-605: The board of control (which functioned as an executive committee). There were also ten aldermen. The mayor and the controllers also sat on Metro Council. In 1973, the borough increased in size when the West Rouge area, formerly within the Township of Pickering , was transferred to it with the creation of the Regional Municipality of Durham . The borough's status was changed to city in 1983. The number of aldermen

4048-569: The borough became a city on June 29, 1983. A grant of arms was issued by the Canadian Heraldic Authority on February 1, 1996. The coat of arms had a shield within a laurel wreath. Upon this shield were the following elements, in quarters: The expansion of Toronto in the east, in the 19th century, led to the development of housing stock along the Kingston Road and Danforth Road corridors in Scarborough. This led to

4136-517: The boundary between the two municipalities, the Toronto-York Region portion of the road is maintained by Toronto. As a result, limited planning authority is granted to Toronto over York Region for lands that is within 45 metres (148 ft) of Steeles; formalized through a 1974 agreement between Metropolitan Toronto (succeeded by the amalgamated City of Toronto) and York Region. For instance, Toronto city councillor David Shiner invoked

4224-635: The brink have been abandoned, and houses condemned, as the brink wears back away from the lake. Since the 1980s, large areas of beach at the base of the Bluffs have been reinforced with limestone breakwaters and construction rubble infilling. The district's climate is moderate for Canada due to its southerly location within the country and its proximity to Lake Ontario. It has a humid continental climate ( Köppen climate classification Dfa/Dfb ), with warm, humid summers and generally cold winters. Mean temperature and precipitation tends to be slightly lower than

4312-434: The city of Markham to the north, Rouge River and the city of Pickering to the east, and Lake Ontario to the south. Scarborough was named after the English town of Scarborough, North Yorkshire , inspired by its cliffs. Scarborough, which was settled by Europeans in the 1790s, has grown from a collection of small rural villages and farms to become fully urbanized with a diverse cultural community. Incorporated in 1850 as

4400-564: The council met in the village of Woburn but it was relocated to Birch Cliff in 1922, where most of the population was then located. During the Great Depression , the local government was on the verge of bankruptcy. The Ontario Municipal Board stepped in and appointed an oversight committee which prevented the collapse of local government. On April 15, 1953, the township was included within Metropolitan Toronto ,

4488-599: The creation of a small village known as the Thomson Settlement . The first post office opened in 1832, in Scarborough Village . During the early part of life in Upper Canada, local administration and justice was administered by the colonial government. From 1792 to 1841, magistrates were appointed by District Councils. There were four districts in the colony of which Scarborough was part of

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4576-488: The creation of a transit line. In 1893, the Toronto and Scarboro' Electric Railway, Light and Power Company built a single-track radial line along Kingston Road to Blantyre. Over the next 13 years this was extended to West Hill . In 1904, the line became the Scarboro Division of the Toronto and York Radial Railway . Service continued along this line until 1936 when it was replaced by bus service. Since 1921,

4664-583: The district comes from an archaeological site in Fenwood Heights, which has been dated to 8000 BCE. The site contains the remains of a camp of nomadic hunters and foragers, and there is no evidence of permanent settlers. In the 17th century, the area was inhabited by the Seneca at the village of Ganatsekwyagon . They were later displaced by the Mississaugas , who were themselves displaced by

4752-412: The district is less prone to violent crime than the rest of Toronto. Between 1997 and 2006, the proportion of violent crime committed in Scarborough averaged 20.4% despite its making up on average 23.6% of the city's total population over that period. Murder rates for the district and the rest of Toronto show no particular divergence. Between 1997 and 2006, the ratio of murders in Scarborough as compared to

4840-569: The district's news media has been either weekly or monthly publications. The earliest newspaper was the Scarborough News and Advertiser which was published weekly starting in September 1921, which lasted until the 1930s. Other short-lived papers and magazines included The Enterprise (1945–1966), Scarborough Mail (1946–1955) and The News (1952–1996) and 54east magazine (2005–2009). The last remaining English-language local newspaper

4928-445: The district's population is between 25 and 64 years old. 52% fell into that "working age" during the last major survey, which also found 21% of Scarborough's population was 14 years old or younger, 15% were between 15 and 24, while senior citizens aged 65+ made up the remaining 12%. Like the rest of Canada, the population is aging. It is projected that close to 30% of Scarborough residents will be senior citizens by 2041. Scarborough has

5016-734: The district, with a mix of public and private courses. Dentonia Park is a public course established in 1967 and is situated in the Taylor-Massey Creek ravine beside the Victoria Park subway station . Formerly a private club, the Tam O'Shanter Golf Course was established in 1973 as a public course and is located alongside Highland Creek. Private clubs include the Toronto Hunt Club which was the first golf course in Scarborough, established in 1895 alongside Lake Ontario. and

5104-553: The district. Agincourt Collegiate Institute (the former Agincourt Continuation School) opened in 1915. It became a high school in 1954. R. H. King Academy opened in 1922 as the Scarborough High School being the first high school in the Scarborough area at that time, and became a collegiate in 1930. Four public school boards operate primary and secondary schools in the district: Conseil scolaire catholique MonAvenir (CSCM), Conseil scolaire Viamonde (CSV),

5192-448: The downtown core or south Etobicoke for instance, due in part to the weather station being farther from the moderating influence of the lake and also because of its more northeast location. Conditions vary based on proximity to the lake, with fog more common in the south and areas close to the lake noticeably cooler on hot summer days. Climate data is from Buttonville Municipal Airport located 16.27 km (10.11 mi) southeast. In

5280-514: The east, Steeles Avenue (facing Markham ) to the north, and Lake Ontario to the south. Topographically, the district is dominated by two watersheds, Highland Creek and the Rouge River . Highland Creek lies almost entirely within Scarborough and occupies approximately 70% of its total area. It occupies the western half of Scarborough, while the Rouge River flows through the eastern portion. Both of these rivers flow into Lake Ontario. Due to

5368-444: The east, the road begins at Scarborough- Pickering Town Line/York-Durham Line, although east of the town line, the road continues as Taunton Road or Durham Regional Road 4 . Taunton Road continues as is until reaching Highway 35, where it becomes Concession Road 6, then after a turn, will become East Town Line, then to 6th Line, before ending at County Road 65. Steeles is a two-lane rural road until east of Markham Road . It becomes

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5456-492: The first areas of Scarborough to be transformed into modern suburbs. Its major road and rail lines made for easy travel to the city, inspiring the epithet "Scarborough Junction." It is actually named for the junction of two early railways: The Grand Trunk and the Toronto-Nipissing. Two public school boards operate schools in Scarborough Junction, the separate Toronto Catholic District School Board (TCDSB), and

5544-600: The first proprietor of the Green Bush Inn on the northwest corner of the street's intersection with Yonge Street in Thornhill . Thomas Steele also previously managed an Inn in Bond Head, Ontario . The street's name originally contained an apostrophe (before the 'S'), a suggestive of Steele's possession of the inn and land around the intersection, but it was dropped by the mid-20th century. Steeles in Scarborough

5632-406: The flow is often diverted or channelled. Sections of the creek are marked by deep ravines and valleys, which contain little or no urban development. The deep valley the creek cuts in its bottom sections remains primarily parkland, with little or no development taking place within the valley. Conversely, the Rouge River valley has parts which are still in a natural, wooded state. The valley is home to

5720-436: The funds coming from the federal infrastructure stimulus program, and the CAA named it the "Best Road in Ontario". Landmarks and notable sites along Steeles from west to east Steeles Avenue passes through numerous neighbourhoods (and two rural communities) across the municipalities it runs though: Halton Region: Brampton: Toronto/York Region: A rapid transit corridor along Steeles Avenue in Toronto, operated by

5808-606: The group BrassMunk . According to the list of largest shopping malls in Canada , the Scarborough Town Centre is the fifth-largest in the country and the fourth-largest in the GTA . It is located next to the Scarborough Civic Centre , Albert Campbell Square, and Consilium Place . This area was developed as a city centre for the former City of Scarborough government. The Scarborough Walk of Fame

5896-403: The latter operating English first-language separate schools. As of 2008 , there are 28 secondary schools in Scarborough. In addition to primary and secondary schools, two post-secondary institutions are located in Scarborough. The University of Toronto expanded in 1964 and built the University of Toronto Scarborough , which has an enrolment of 10,000 students as of 2006. Centennial College

5984-479: The line shut down permanently due to aging Infrastructure which also caused a derailment earlier that year. Construction of an extension of Line 2 further east into Scarborough started in June 2021 and is expected to be complete around 2030. The line will be extended 7.8 kilometres from Kennedy station with stations at McCowan Road-Lawrence Avenue, Scarborough Centre , and McCowan Road-Sheppard Avenue. Line 5 Eglinton

6072-469: The location of the Lakeshore CN railway right-of-way, both river deltas are constricted to narrow channels where they flow into the lake. Highland Creek is the most urbanized watershed in Toronto with about 85% of its land use devoted to urban uses. Some sections of the river run through parks and remain in a fairly natural state, while other parts run through industrial or residential districts where

6160-419: The media was distorting how crime was reported in Scarborough. They noted that whenever a shooting occurred in the rest of the city the location was given as the nearest major intersection, while when a shooting happened in Scarborough the location was given as 'Scarborough'. According to the councillors, this gave people an erroneous impression of Scarborough as 'crime-ridden'. They proposed that news outlets sign

6248-539: The middle, and industrial zones near the west. West of Albion Road, Steeles Avenue continues into Brampton in Peel Region , where it is also designated as Peel Regional Road 15 . Like the section in Toronto, Steeles Avenue has east–west segments, this time on either side of Hurontario and Main Streets. Steeles Avenue continues into Halton Region , where it is also designated as Halton Regional Road 8 , through

6336-467: The more notable among these is the heavy concentration of Chinese businesses and restaurants in the Agincourt neighbourhood. Many of Scarborough's main arteries, including segments of Kingston Road, Eglinton Avenue East and Lawrence Avenue East, feature Caribbean , Chinese, African, and Indian restaurants and shops, as well as businesses representing the other ethnic groups in the area. According to

6424-411: The residential density around Scarborough City Centre . In 1988, there was a reorganization. The board of control was abolished. Alderman was changed to councillor. Six additional metro council positions were created and these were elected separately for the first time. Scarborough's council consisted of a mayor, 14 local councillors and six Metro councillors. In 1998, the municipality of Scarborough

6512-492: The rest of Toronto ranged from a low of 8.8% to a high of 32.2%. According to former Toronto Police Chief Bill Blair , "[42 Division is] the safest division in the city"; this division includes north Scarborough. In 2008, the safest part of Toronto was north Scarborough from Victoria Park Ave. to the Pickering border, north of Highway 401. In 2008, Toronto City Councillors Norm Kelly and Michael Thompson protested that

6600-594: The street from Brampton Gateway Terminal to Humber College , while limited trips along route 11 and all 511 Züm Steels trips run from Lisgar GO Station to Humber College. Route 51 Hereford serves the route west of Brampton Gateway Terminal to Mississauga Road. In addition, several other routes run along it for shorter stretches. Milton Milton Transit operates 2 routes that run along part of Steeles Avenue in Milton: 1 Industrial and 2 Main. Route 2 runs between Lawson Road and Thompson Road before going south. Route 1

6688-657: The town of Milton , crossing Highway 401 (no interchange) and ending at Appleby Line at a T intersection. Originally, the road had a second section west of the height of the Niagara Escarpment (the location of the Crawford Lake Conservation Area ), which ran from just east of Guelph Line west to the Milborough Townline on the boundary between Milton and Hamilton , but this section was renamed to Conservation Road and

6776-457: The western portion of the Line 1 subway up to Vaughan was opened, passing through York University, with a station at Steeles called Pioneer Village . The station was named after the nearby Black Creek Pioneer Village heritage museum (as opposed to simply having a West designation as is the practice on most of the western section of the line). Unlike TTC-contracted bus routes however, no extra fare

6864-494: The width of the-then York County between the more urban townships surrounding the old City of Toronto and the more rural ones farther north, was chosen as the northern boundary of the new Metropolitan Toronto , which was severed from the county that year. To the west in Peel County , it was also the southern boundary of Chinguacousy Township and the Town of Brampton and the northern boundary of Toronto Township (later

6952-437: Was again crowned the worst road in Ontario. Reasons include potholes and general quality of surface. Soon after the results of CAA's survey were made public, some parts of the road between Dufferin Street and Bayview Avenue were resurfaced. The results of the 2009 survey listed Steeles as Ontario's worst road, for the second year in a row. However, in 2010, Steeles Avenue was resurfaced from Yonge Street to Markham Road, with

7040-596: Was also created as an executive committee of Scarborough's council, whose members also sat on Metro Council. In 1973, Scarborough opened its new city hall, the Scarborough Civic Centre where the borough and later its city council met. In 1983, Scarborough attained city status, but its governing structure remained the same. In 1988, the Board of Control was abolished. In 1998, the municipalities of Metropolitan Toronto were dissolved and amalgamated into

7128-559: Was dissolved and the district amalgamated with East York , Etobicoke , North York , York , and the old city of Toronto into the current city of Toronto. The district's borders, which correspond to the former city's borders, are: Victoria Park Avenue (facing the rest of Toronto) to the west, the Rouge River , the Little Rouge Creek and the Scarborough-Pickering Townline (facing Pickering) to

7216-461: Was increased to 14 and the term of office extended to three years from two. As the urban area continued to expand, much of rural Scarborough was converted to suburban housing developments in the last third of the 20th century. At the start of the 21st century, growth occurred along the Highway 401 corridor at the northern end of the Scarborough RT ; highrise condominium projects have increased

7304-581: Was inspired by growing up in the area. Other Scarborough natives include Lilly Singh , Eric McCormack ( Will & Grace ), John Candy ( Second City , SCTV ), musical group Barenaked Ladies and singer Abel Tesfaye known as the Weeknd . Actor Jim Carrey also lived in Scarborough during his teen years. Scarborough has also been the home of prominent hip hop artists and producers, including Maestro Fresh Wes , Choclair , Boi-1da , Nineteen85 , Kardinal Offishall , Saukrates , David Strickland and

7392-414: Was not directly elected but was made up of members of each of the local councils. Scarborough's contribution was its reeve who at the time was Oliver E. Crockford . In 1967, the district was incorporated as a borough . The reeve was replaced with a mayor. Albert Campbell , who had been reeve since 1957, became Scarborough's first mayor. The new borough's council consisted of the mayor and four members of

7480-462: Was once referred to as Scarborough Town Line from 1850 to 1953. The section west of Yonge (bordering Vaughan) was called Vaughan Town Line . Prior to 1967, Steeles Avenue was named Upper Base Line (Lower Base Line being Eglinton Avenue , which is still named as such) in Halton County. Steeles became a division boundary in 1953 when the road, which was a common township boundary across

7568-636: Was opened in 1966. It was the first vocational college to open in Ontario. Starting from one campus in Warden Woods, it grew to three campuses across Scarborough (and two others located in East York and North York). From the incorporation of Scarborough as a township in 1850, the head of the local government was a reeve who chaired the town council. In 1953, Scarborough and twelve other townships, towns, and villages in York County federated with

7656-432: Was purchased by Shaw Cable in 1995. During the early days of the company, they produced several local shows for their own cable channel. These shows were produced by volunteers and showed a wide variation in quality. These shows were satirized by Mike Myers in his comedy film Wayne's World . Residents of the district have developed their own unique sense of humour, as evidenced by Myers, whose Wayne's World character

7744-593: Was the Scarborough Mirror , which started publication in 1962 and was later acquired by the Toronto Star ' s community news division, Metroland. In 2023, it became an online-only publication as part of Toronto.com. A Scarborough edition of the Toronto-wide photography publication SNAP Scarborough was launched in 2009. Ming Pao Daily News is a Chinese-language newspaper whose headquarters

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